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An RCMP diving team on Sunday recovered the body of a Surrey man who disappeared underwater Friday evening after jumping off a 50-metre cliff into Whistler’s Anderson Lake.

The 26-year-old, whose name has not been made public at the family’s request, had been boating and wakeboarding 15 km north of D’Arcy with five companions.

Witnesses said the man spotted the cliffs above Anderson Lake and decided to climb them in order to dive. When he did not surface, his companions searched for him unsuccessfully, then called for help.

The RCMP “E” Division dive team found the remains in 20 metres of water at 11 a.m. Sunday.

There were indications the man had participated in cliff diving before, but not at Anderson Lake, said Staff Sgt. Steve LeClair, NCO in charge of operations at the Whistler Pemberton RCMP.

“This time it ended in tragedy,” LeClair said.

He said the cause of death is not known, but he does not believe an autopsy will be ordered.

“In a situation like this, the obvious thought is that it’s a drowning due to somebody entering the water and losing consciousness.”

After police received the call for help at about 6 p.m. Friday, a search was conducted that night and Saturday by Pemberton District Search and Rescue and an RCMP helicopter. The RCMP diving team returned Sunday morning and found the man’s remains.

Another cliff-diving death occurred on Vancouver Island Friday.

The body of a 33-year-old Tofino-area man was recovered Saturday after he leaped off a 20-metre cliff into the Kennedy River west of Port Alberni. Witnesses said they did not see the victim dive and only heard the resulting splash.

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